Concentrating Solar Power - 15 hours storage in Spain
Rebecca Dunn (ANU)
CSES SEMINAR SERIESDATE: 2009-10-14
TIME: 12:00:00 - 13:00:00
LOCATION: Engineering Lecture Theatre
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ABSTRACT:
Rebecca Dunn recently visited several Concentrating Solar Power stations in Spain and Germany, and will show photos/short videos from her visit. These included:
- The Torresol Energy 17MWe power tower plant which includes 15 hours of molten salt storage (under construction).
- The Andasol 1, 2 and 3 plants, each 50MWe with parabolic trough concentrators and 7.5 hours of molten salt storage (Andasol 1 is operational, 2 is being commissioned, 3 is under construction).
- The Abengoa Solucar platform which includes PS10 (11MW) and PS20 (20MW) - the first commercial power towers operated.
- The Plataforma Solar de Almeria - a solar research facility for a range of different solar technologies.
- Wolfgang Scheffler - inventor of the Scheffler dish, a fixed focal point dish used for solar cooking and power generation in India and Africa.
- The Julich Air Receiver power tower.
BIO:
Rebecca is completing a PhD with the Solar Thermal Group at ANU.
